Nichols Brothers launches fourth Foss ASD-90 tug
Set to join the Foss Maritime fleet later this month, the M/V Rachael Allen was launched by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), Freeland, Wash., on April 29. The vessel is the final
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Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels will be first with 16-cylinder MTU 8000 engines
Rolls-Royce has delivered the first two 16-cylinder versions of its MTU Series 8000 engines. The 16V 8000 M71L engines will be in new patrol vessels for the Taiwan Coast Guard. They are
TTB 2021 sees record attendance second year in a row
Setting a new record for the event, almost 500 participants took part in Marine Log’s TTB 2021 — Tugs, Towboats & Barges conference. This was the second virtual presentation of TTB. A
Zhuhai Fast Ferry takes delivery of Incat Crowther duo
China’s AFAI Southern Shipyard has delivered two Incat Crowther 40 high speed ferries to Zhuhai Fast Ferry Company. The vessels — the Xin Hai Yun and Xin Hai Jun — represent the
VIDEO: Great Lakes Towing christens two latest hybrid tugs
Sister companies Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard yesterday joined together at their Cleveland, Ohio, facilities to celebrate the christening of the new tugs Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Customers, vendors, community,
Nichols Brothers launches third ASD-90 tug for Foss
Launched yesterday by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), Freeland, Wash., the M/V Leisa Florence is the third of four ASD-90 class tugs ordered at the shipyard by Foss Maritime. Foss welcomed the
MTU engines power 63-ton bollard pull Emden tug
Now in operation in Emden, Germany, the 28-meter harbor assist and salvage tug Peter Wessels has a bollard pull of 63 tons, making it the most powerful tug in the five-tug fleet
Ricardo delivers its first virtual remote IMO Tier III certification testing
With COVID-19 travel restrictions and associated measures in place, global engineering and technical consultancy Ricardo plc has implemented a virtual certification test service that enables it to offer customers in the marine
Rolls-Royce Power Systems names Otto Preiss COO
Otto Preiss is to join the management board of Rolls-Royce Powers Systems as Chief Operating Officer (COO) on May 1. Preiss joins the company, whose brands include MTU and Bergen Engines, after
Robert Allan awarded AiP for LNG-fueled pushboat
Classification society DNV GL has presented Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a natural gas fueled shallow draft pushboat design, the RApide